94 Late Night Talk Shows Trivia Questions with Answers
94 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the name of Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s house band?
Answer
Cleto and the Cletones
Which New York theater has housed CBS’s The Late Show since Stephen Colbert became host?
Answer
Ed Sullivan Theater
What was the name of James Corden’s recurring singing segment on The Late Late Show?
Answer
Carpool Karaoke
What was the name of the house band on Late Night with Seth Meyers?
Answer
The 8G Band
Which late-night show did Stephen Colbert host before taking over CBS’s The Late Show?
Answer
The Colbert Report
Which comedian hosted The Late Late Show on CBS immediately before James Corden?
Answer
Craig Ferguson
Which country produces The Graham Norton Show, the talk program hosted by Graham Norton?
Answer
United Kingdom
What was the name of NBC’s late-night program hosted by Jimmy Fallon that premiered in 2009?
Answer
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Which host succeeded Jack Paar as host of NBC’s The Tonight Show in 1962?
Answer
Johnny Carson
On what date did Last Week Tonight with John Oliver first air on HBO?
Answer
April 27, 2014
Which city hosted the first live broadcast of The Tonight Show in 1954?
Answer
New York City
Who hosted the first episode of The Late Late Show on CBS in 1995?
Answer
Tom Snyder
Which city became the long-term home of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1972?
Answer
Burbank, California
On what date did Late Night with Seth Meyers premiere on NBC?
Answer
February 24, 2014
On what date did Jimmy Kimmel Live! premiere on ABC?
Answer
January 26, 2003
Which program won the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series?
Answer
The Daily Show
On what date did David Letterman host his final episode of CBS’s Late Show?
Answer
May 20, 2015
Which comedian hosted E!’s late-night talk show Chelsea Lately from 2007 to 2014?
Answer
Chelsea Handler
Which comedian hosted NBC’s The Tonight Show from 2009 until 2010?
Answer
Conan O’Brien
Which host created and presented the British talk show Later... with Jools Holland?
Answer
Jools Holland
Which comedian hosted Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report from 2005 until 2014?
Answer
Stephen Colbert
Which British host presents BBC One’s The Graham Norton Show?
Answer
Graham Norton
Which host launched CBS’s The Late Show when it premiered in 1993?
Answer
David Letterman
Which comedian became host of CBS's Late Show in 2015 after David Letterman?
Answer
Stephen Colbert
Which late-night program premiered in 2014 with John Oliver as its host?
Answer
Last Week Tonight
Who was the first host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show?
Answer
Craig Kilborn
Which presenter created and hosted The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014?
Answer
Stephen Colbert
Which comedian hosted NBC's Late Night from 1993 to 2009?
Answer
Conan O'Brien
Which host presented The Tonight Show for 30 years, from 1962 to 1992?
Answer
Johnny Carson
Who was the first host of NBC's The Tonight Show?
Answer
Steve Allen